Australia Expands Vaccine Rollout, With Pfizer Vaccine Reserved for Under 50s

Dr. Brendan Murphy, Secretary of the Department of Health, speaks during a press conference on March 05, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.Mark Evans/Getty Images

The Federal Government has limited the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine to Australians under 50 while preparing to expand the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine rollout to those over 50 from May.

“With a few exceptions, Pfizer is now restricted to those under 50,” Dr. Brendan Murphy, the Secretary of the Department of Health, told a press conference after National Cabinet on Thursday.